Court won't let Trump pardon void guilty verdict against Arpaio
A federal appeals court has rejected former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's bid to wipe out a judge's guilty finding that preceded President Donald Trump's pardon of Arpaio in 2017.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Arpaio is not entitled to have the guilty verdict on a misdemeanor contempt-of-court charge vacated because it has no legal significance in the wake of Trump's pardon.
"The final judgment entered in this case was a dismissal with prejudice, and the district court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law played no role in that dismissal," Judge Jay Bybee wrote in a 15-page opinion joined by Judges Randy Smith and Daniel Collins.
In July, 2017, a federal judge found the longtime Maricopa County, Ariz. sheriff and immigration hardliner guilty of contempt for defying another judge's ruling aimed at halting racial and ethnic profiling by the Arpaio's department.
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You meant Trump can't absolve him from his sins?
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